government reported Wednesday.That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29% increase."This is a staggering loss of human life," said Brandon Marshall, a Brown University public health researcher who tracks overdose trends.RELATED: Philadelphia recorded its second highest overdose death toll in 2020, city report saysThe nation was already struggling with its worst overdose epidemic but clearly "COVID has greatly exacerbated the crisis," he added.Lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions isolated those with drug addictions and made treatment harder to get,.

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Tokyo Olympics: US women's soccer dominates New Zealand for 1st win

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - The Americans rebounded from their opening loss with a 6-1 rout of New Zealand in front of the First Lady on Saturday in the women's soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.With the United States leading 2-0 at the break, Jill Biden arrived in time to watch the team put the game away in the second half at Saitama Stadium.The United States was stunned by Sweden in the first match, losing 3-0. It was the team's first loss since January 2019, and snapped a 44-game unbeaten streak.

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Covid-19: 1,345 new cases, 105 people in hospital

The Department of Health has confirmed 1,345 new cases of Covid-19. There are 105 people in hospital, 21 of whom are in ICU.

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Scottish Government announces 11 deaths and 1,307 covid cases in last 24 hours

Scottish Government has confirmed that 11 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, The latest figures for Scotland showed that 1,307 new cases had also been identified overnight.It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 7,848.There are currently 478 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 60 being treated in intensive care.The total number of positive cases since the pandemic started stands at 337,471.To date 3,994,883 people have received their first vaccination with 3,064,441 having a second jab.The figures come after a public health expert controversially told the public to delete the app that informs them they need to

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Heartbreak as mum-of-four dies from Covid after refusing vaccine

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A mum-of-four has tragically died of coronavirus after refusing to be vaccinated over concerns about side effects.Fernanda ‘Ferny’ Vega died aged 47 after contracting the disease from her teenage daughter.The grandmother-of-ten, a former healthcare worker from the US, developed a blood clot on her lungs and died on July 13.Her grieving widow Ismael Vega said the family did not get the jab over concerns about potential side effects and how quickly it has been produced. But after his wife’s tragic death, he said he will be getting the vaccine and urged others to get jabbed too, news.com.au reports.

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Anti-vaxxer, 34, sent out defiant last words from hospital before dying from Covid

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!An anti-vaxxer wrote defiant tweets on his death bed before losing his fight with coronavirus.Playing with rapper Jay-Z's famous lyrics, Stephen Harmon, 34, wrote: "If you’re having email problems, I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a vax ain’t one.”Just weeks later the Hillsong Church member from California, US, died from Covid-19 after refusing to be get the jab.

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James Brown family finally settles 15-year lawsuit over his estate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The family of entertainer James Brown has reached a settlement ending a 15-year battle over the late singer’s estate, according to an attorney involved in the mediation.David Black, an attorney representing Brown's estate, confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that the agreement was reached July 9.

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The Distillers’ Brody Dalle and her family test positive for new COVID variant

The Distillers‘ Brody Dalle has revealed that she and her family have tested positive for a new coronavirus variant.The Austrailian singer-songwriter took to social media earlier today (July 24) to share the diagnosis, explaining that they found out while on vacation and that “it has been pervasive, unsettling and brutal”.“Me , my kids , my boyfriend and his kids are all Positive for SARS CoV -2 . We are on day 7 of a 10 day quarantine,” Dalle wrote alongside a picture of her and her boyfriend in hospital.

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How to update covid vaccination status of your family on Aarogya Setu app

COVID-19 vaccine in its ongoing inoculation drive so far, said the Union Health Ministry today. So after someone has taken the shots, it's very important for them to update their vaccination status. One has to update one's vaccination status by heading over the Aarogya Setu app. Eventually, this feature of the Aarogya Setu app will help one while travelling in future.

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B.C. sees uptick in new COVID-19 cases

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No community cases; 3 new cases in managed isolation; 2 historical cases; Taranaki wastewater update

There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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Double shooting in Northeast Philadelphia leaves 14-year-old boy in critical condition, police say

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left two teens wounded in Northeast Philadelphia.It happened on the 1100 block of Knorr Street around 7:45 p.m. Friday.According to police, a 14-year-old boy was shot once in the abdomen, once in the arm and once in the hand.

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Data shows Delta variant of COVID-19 now makes up nearly 4 in 10 cases in B.C.

Delta variant of COVID-19 has grown to nearly four in 10 cases in the province, up from fewer than one in 10 just two weeks before.The data comes as the province reported more than 100 new cases in a 24-hour period for the first time in five weeks.The BCCDC released the data Friday, which covers the week of July 11 to July 15. B.C.

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B.C. reports 112 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths

In a written statement, B.C. health officials reported 112 new cases of COVID-19 Friday and four additional deaths. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has more on the rising numbers.

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COVID-19: Interior Health trending upwards, leading B.C. in new daily cases

B.C. reports over 100 new COVID-19 cases for first time in five weeks Interior Health has an approximate population of 800,000; Vancouver Coastal serves around 1.25 million, while Fraser Health serves 1.9 million.Friday’s data also marked nearly a week where Interior Health has had more confirmed daily cases than other health regions.Regarding total active cases, Interior Health also currently has the most throughout at B.C., at 256.

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Delta variant viral load 1,000 times higher than original coronavirus strain

BEIJING - The fast-spreading delta variant of the novel coronavirus has been gaining traction worldwide since it was first detected in India, and now researchers may have an idea of why: Its viral load is 1,000 times higher than the original strain of the virus.The delta variant is a mutated version of the novel coronavirus that spreads more easily than other strains. It now accounts for an estimated 83% of COVID-19 cases in the United States as it continues to surge largely among unvaccinated populations, officials said. Viruses constantly mutate, and most changes aren't concerning.

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Hillsong Anti-Vaxxer Dies Of COVID -- And His Tweets Tell The Whole Heartbreaking Story

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B.C. reports over 100 new COVID-19 cases for first time in five weeks

COVID-19 reopening plan, rising new cases have hit a concerning milestone.In a written statement, health officials reported 112 cases on Friday and four deaths.It’s the first time new cases have topped 100 since June 18, and pushed the seven-day average for new cases to 73, the highest they have been in a month. COVID-19: B.C. reports no deaths but 89 new cases, highest daily total in over a month It also represents a more than doubling of new cases over a single week; last Friday, B.C.

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US COVID-19 hospital cases surge

Hospitalizations are now catching up with surging COVID-19 case counts in parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccinations are low, and according to the New York Times, some Florida hospitals are seeing their highest COVID-19 patient admission numbers since the pandemic began in March of 2020.

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Tokyo Olympics: At least 100 US athletes are unvaccinated

TOKYO - About 100 of the 613 U.S. athletes descending on Tokyo for the Olympics are unvaccinated, the U.S.

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New Brunswick woman puts travel plans on hold due to vaccine restrictions aboard

Concerns raised over travel based on type of COVID-19 vaccine received As international borders open up, Kathleen Chapman and her family from Riverview were hoping to book a much-needed vacation abroad.“Being a teacher, I am limited when I can go, so I started looking at March break trips,” Chapman said.But she said her hopes of travelling to parts of the EU hit a roadblock as some European countries have yet to recognize the Covishield or AstraZeneca vaccine, which she had for her first dose.“The Covidshild vaccine was given as part of a clinic for high school teachers in the province,” she said.Chapman said she followed public health recommendations and got the first vaccine offered and is now seeing travel repercussions.

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COVID-19: Eight new cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

Ontario reports 192 COVID-19 cases, 1 death Three of the new cases are in Collingwood, while two are in Barrie, one is in Essa, one is in Gravenhurst and another is in Oro-Medonte.Four of the new cases are a result of close contact with another positive COVID-19 case, while two are community-acquired and two are under investigation.Meanwhile, 68 per cent of the region’s population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 51.7 per cent has received both necessary doses.

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New Brunswick to end all COVID-19 restrictions on July 30

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs on Friday announced that the province will be ending all its COVID-19 restrictions on July 30. “By the end of next week, the percentage of eligible New Brunswickers vaccinated with the second dose will be high enough to balance out many of the risks of living with COVID-19,” said Higgs said at a briefing Friday.

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COVID-19: Manitoba reports 3 deaths, 41 new cases of the virus

COVID-19 deaths had been stricken with more-contagious variants of concern.Two of the latest victims — a woman in her 60s from the Prairie Mountain Health region and a woman in her 60s from the Winnipeg Health region — are connected to the Alpha variant, first identified in the United Kingdom, according to a provincial release Friday.

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16 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in Waterloo Region

Waterloo Public Health is reporting less than 20 new positive tests for COVID-19.On Friday, the agency reported another 16 new positive tests for the coronavirus, raising the total number of cases in the area to 18,257. Several Ontario mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics ramping down up as focus shifts to smaller sites This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new cases down to 19.

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Should vaccinated people wear masks again with COVID-19 cases rising?

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IRS stimulus checks: Petition for additional $2,000 monthly payments nears 3 million

WASHINGTON - A Change.org petition calling on Congress to send additional $2,000 monthly economic stimulus checks to U.S. families is nearing its goal of three million signatures.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherBIDEN SAYS PANDEMIC GOES ON FOR UNVACCINATED, SHOTS 'GIGANTICALLY IMPORTANT'Started last year by Denver restaurant owner Stephanie Bonin and her husband, the petition calls for $2,000 monthly payment for adults and a $1,000 payments for children.The delta variant is spreading rapidly across the country.

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Bank of Canada joins growing list of employers looking to hybrid work model

Bank of Canada will allow most of its staff to clock in up to half their hours remotely once public health guidelines allow it to fully reopen offices, a spokesperson for the central bank said on Friday.The bank expects to bring back many employees to offices after the summer, but it does not see conditions returning to normal until 2022, a Bloomberg News report said. Only a limited number of its employees are currently working from their Ottawa offices, according to the report.The news comes a week after Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s largest lender, said it was exploring a flexible and hybrid work arrangement to bring its employees back to the office.

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Conflicting COVID-19 mask advice leads to confusion in U.S. amid Delta variant surge

COVID-19 surge ignited in parts of the United States by the highly contagious Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has led to new mask mandates and deep confusion among some people about which guidance to follow.In Los Angeles County, leaders have reinstated an indoor mask mandate, even for the fully vaccinated.

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Quebec reports more than 100 new COVID-19 cases again, hospitalizations drop

COVID-19 cases and one additional death Friday amid a slight uptick in infections in the province.The latest daily tally marks the third consecutive day that the caseload is above 90, which is higher than earlier this week.Since the last update, 96,034 doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine have been doled out. Health officials say more than 10.5 million shots have been given to Quebecers to date, the majority of which were administered in the province.

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3rd covid wave may occur due to mutation or available pool of susceptible population: Govt to parliament

New Delhi: The third wave of covid-19 may occur either due to mutations in the virus or due to the available pool of susceptible population, which in turn is also dependent on various pharmaceutical and non- pharmaceutical interventions for management of the pandemic, government told parliament on Friday.

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Pat’s Steaks Shooting: Victim identified in deadly shooting outside popular Philadelphia cheeesteak shop

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Authorities on Friday identified a 23-year-old New Jersey man who police say was shot and killed during a fight outside of Pat's Steaks in South Philadelphia. According to police, David Padro, a Camden resident, was shot in the lower back near the popular Philadelphia cheesesteak location on East Passyunk Avenue just before 1 a.m Thursday.Officers drove Padro to Jefferson University Hospital where police say he died shortly before 1:30 a.m.Investigators were told by witnesses that Padro was shot by another customer who fled in a van.

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Rising COVID cases to vaccination proof, Doctor answers your COVID questions

Infectious diseases expert Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti answers the latest coronavirus questions.

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DOJ will not investigate how Pennsylvania handled nursing homes

HARRISBURG - The Justice Department told Gov. Tom Wolf's office on Thursday that it has decided not to open an investigation into whether Pennsylvania violated federal law by ordering nursing homes to accept residents who had been treated for COVID-19 in a hospital.The letter comes 11 months after the department told the governors of Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey and New York that it wanted information to determine whether orders there "may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents."The one-page letter, from Steven H.

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Philadelphia files lawsuit over national opioid settlement

PHILADELPHIA - In the first big challenge to the proposed $26 billion national opioid settlement, the Philadelphia district attorney on Thursday sued Pennsylvania’s attorney general over the deal, saying the city stands to get only a pittance to cope with an epidemic that is killing more than 1,000 people a year.With Philadelphia pursuing its own, potentially more lucrative litigation against the opioid industry, District Attorney Larry Krasner denounced the national agreement and asked a state court to declare that Attorney General Josh Shapiro has no authority to bind the city to it.Krasner blasted Shapiro, a fellow Democrat, for acquiescing to a settlement that he said fails to hold opioid distributors and manufacturers sufficiently

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Officials recommend indoor masking in Philadelphia following uptick in hospitalizations, new cases

PHILADELPHIA - After a brief respite from indoor mask-wearing in Philadelphia, health officials on Thursday recommended that all people resume wearing masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status. Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole cited a "small, but disturbing" increase in hospitalizations and doubling cases due to the Delta variant and COVID-19 infections in children who are not vaccine eligible."It's time for all of us to do what we need to do to protect our city's kids," Dr.

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Florida condo collapse: 2 close friends among last of the missing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Estelle Hedaya was the outspoken life of the party who loved travel and fashion. She lived on the sixth floor and quickly connected with fellow former New Yorker Linda March, an adventurous traveler who was renting out the penthouse.Nearly a month later, the two close friends are among the last of those missing in the Champlain Towers South collapse, along with Anastasia Gromova, a 24-year-old who had just been accepted to a program teaching English to students in Japan.

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